The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-12-01

ADVANTAGES OF EARLY MARRIAa
Ks.-You don't run the risk of dying
an old maid. 1t is better to be q
young fool than an old one. The un.
married girl feels she is growing old
too quick. IL you make a bad mattel,
you can blame it to inexperience.
when you are getting old no one will
take you but n widower. 1t prevents
your married friends from sympathiz-
ing with you. II you wait till you
are 80 it is hard to get young hus-
oand. The man who marries an old
woman always wants something
thrown In. You are apt to get shop
worn IL you remain long on the rnat-
rimonial market. You have a bet ter
chance to catch second husband IL
you lose your first. II you catch a
inill'onaira's son you will have him
before he has blown in his fortune.
Complaint from half dozen sour
ces reached us this week In regard to
the actions of u lot Of young men and
boys who every Sunday night make
the town hideous with their howls-
insulting respectable ladies on their
way home from church with tn o low.
est kind of blackguardism. From
what we eau learn 1t is high time that
the town authorities come down on
the nuisances with both feet and
teach them the rudiments OF common
sense. We don't know against whom
the complaints were directed and we
little care, but IL the proper author,
tiles will do the arresting we promise
to publish the names Of the offenders
in full. Now boys take II friends
kindly warning and stop short.
John II. Walter, residing about IA
miles southeast OF Middleburgh, last
week told us that while blowing in
one OF his fields this fall he had killed
sixty-one snakes in a single day. The
reptiles were all of u respectable size
and were mostly found under stumps.
stones and brushes which his plow
turned up and tore apart. lie stated
that the snakes were of all sizes.
shapes and colors-reptiles lie had
never seen or heard OF before-espec,
Tally II few which were very large and
ofa bright yellow color. Under one
stump which his plow turned up aud
which fell back into the furrow he
found fourteen black racers, the larg.
est measuring only six feet but nearly
all OF one size. The extreme dry
weather had evidently compelled the
reptiles to leave the sun-parched !
and take refuge in the
valley close to their base where water
WAS obtainable. Mr.. Walter assures
US OF the truth of his statements aud
we have no reason to doubt his word.
DEDICATION SERVICES. The Evan
eelical Lutheran church OF Mcclure.
Pa, now in completion. will be ded.
Gated to the service of God, on Sat-
irday, Dec. 4th. The christian pub.
ic is cordially invited to attend these
ervices arranged n follows
Preaching on Thursday evenin y.
Dec. LIST, by Rev. j. G. Mumma of
Friday, Dec. End, 2p. m. by Rev
VI, l.. Deitzler Of Aaronsburg. Pa. Z {
}. III. by Rev. N. Young of the Evan
'el!Isal ehgr.hl -Beayertowu. Pl Rev. G
I. M. Lands Of the Reformed church,
Up. m. by Rev. s. +.
'urst, president OF the Central Synod. ,
Saturday, Dec. 4th, Prof p. Born,
}. ID. of the Missionary Institute of ,
At which time Mr.. l.. ,
!. Franciscus of Lewistown with his
ficient choir will be present.
Preaching in the evening by Rev.
u. l.. DeitZler.
COMMITTEE.
For the benefit Of those Of our rca-
lers who may want to visit the deer